---
name: "npm-shrinkwrap-json"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "npm"
version: "9.2.0~ds1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/npm-shrinkwrap-json"
---

# npm-shrinkwrap-json(5)

## NAME

**npm-shrinkwrap.json**

## Description

**npm-shrinkwrap.json** is a file created by **npm shrinkwrap**. It is identical to\
 **package-lock.json**, with one major caveat: Unlike **package-lock.json**,\
 **npm-shrinkwrap.json** may be included when publishing a package.

The recommended use-case for **npm-shrinkwrap.json** is applications deployed\
 through the publishing process on the registry: for example, daemons and\
 command-line tools intended as global installs or **devDependencies**. It's\
 strongly discouraged for library authors to publish this file, since that\
 would prevent end users from having control over transitive dependency\
 updates.

If both **package-lock.json** and **npm-shrinkwrap.json** are present in a\
 package root, **npm-shrinkwrap.json** will be preferred over the\
 **package-lock.json** file.

For full details and description of the **npm-shrinkwrap.json** file format,\
 refer to the manual page for\
 package-lock.json.

## See also

- •

  npm shrinkwrap

- •

  package-lock.json

- •

  package.json

- •

  npm install